Wissenswertes

Appointed an Honorary KBE in 1989.

Attended Jesus College, Oxford, of which he became an Honorary Fellow in 1990.

Father of TV reporter/presenter Sally Magnusson.

Father of Siggy Magnusson, Anna Magnusson and Margaret Magnusson.

After joining the BBC, he was a presenter on many different programs, reflecting his interests in history, archaeology, and the environment. His interest in ornithology started in his youth; when he was 14, he won a medal from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for his essay on the mating habits of the blackbird. Four decades later, he became president of the RSPB.

He was a prolific author, writing books on archaeology, the Vikings, Scotland and Ireland, and translations of early Icelandic literature.

Father of Jon Magnusson.

Grandfather of Jamie Magnus Stone.

Father-in-law of Norman Stone.